FLASHBACK: Paris Hilton at LAX May 10, 2015

 

 

Paris Hilton at LAX May 10, 2015. Photos by Diabolik

Ten years ago today, I caught Paris Hilton arriving at LAX international terminal, Los Angeles, CA. It was always great to see Paris all dolled up at the airport.

FLASHBACK: Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn arrive in LA for 'Rogue One' Premiere 2016

 

Diego Luna holding an action figure of himself at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA.
December 11, 2016.

This was the week of the 'Star Wars: Rogue One' premiere. The film wasn't out yet, but some toys had been released. So I brought my Cassian Andor figure, and Diego was kind enough to pose with it.

This is one of those less than perfect 3-D effects, because the toy is the real subject in focus, but it doesn't line up properly.

Remember, these 3-D photos were not taken with a 3-D camera, but are created by using successive frames taken a fraction of a second apart. So not everything always lines up properly in the frame at the same time. Sometimes there can be what is known as "binocular rivalry" with certain elements of the photo, such as with the action figure in the above pic. I find that when I first cross my eyes, I can see Diego's face in 3-D just fine, but when I'm focused on his face, the toy is split into two transparent elements in my field of vision. But when I tilt my head slightly to the left, the double image converges and I can see the toy in clear focus and 3-D.

Some people find binocular rivalry disturbing, annoying, or worse, headache inducing, so I apologize if that's anyone's experience here. I for one don't mind it, because I feel like this method of extracting a 3-D illusion from 2-D pics is kind of a miracle, so I don't fret too much when it's imperfect.

 

 Ben Mendelsohn arrived on a later flight that same day, and was kind enough to pose for me as well. 

Happy Birthday Jessica Lange, George Takei, & Crispin Glover! 3-D photos

 

Jessica Lange, winner of the 2012 Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, arrives at the Fox Emmys after party at Soleto Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA
September 23, 2012.

We have three birthdays to celebrate today: Jessica Lange, George Takei, and Crispin Glover!
Cross your eyes to reveal the 3-D magic!

 

George Takei at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 2014.

 

 

Crispin Glover at the E! Oscar Viewing and After Party at Drai's Hollywood Nightclub in the new W Hotel in Hollywood, CA.
March 07, 2010.
 

Happy Birthday Ashley Judd!

 Ashley Judd with her dog at LAX airport. September 07, 2014.

Cross your eyes to unlock the 3-D magic!

FLASHBACK: Carrie Fisher with her dog Gary at LAX 2016

Carrie Fisher with her dog Gary at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA, on April 17, 2016.

 

Nine years ago today...

This was in many ways the highlight of my entire career as a paparazzo. I was at LAX with my usual list of celebrities who were coming through. The origin of that list was a mystery to me, but all of the pap agencies seemed to have access to a lot of the same information. That's another story... Of course you always needed to be ready for anything, because you never knew who might show up.

 

On that day I was not expecting to see my favorite Space Princess, but you always check who's getting out of any black SUV. Imagine my surprise when I noticed a funny looking dog whose tongue stuck out. I recognized that dog as Gary Fisher, who I followed on Instagram (yes, he had his own account). 

I was the only pap there, and couldn't believe my amazing luck. Carrie was so nice and funny, she started "making out" with her driver just for everyone's amusement.

 

She took a selfie with me, and even gave me a kiss on the cheek! But then, before she went through the checkpoint, she had to find something in her luggage. So she opened her giant suitcase right there in the terminal to dig through it and find her ticket or whatever. You can see the open suitcase in the shot of Gary below.

 

To me, she is royalty. RIP Princess... er, General.

Olivia Munn and Emily Ratajkowski Speak Out Against Blue Origin Space Tourism

Actress Olivia Munn unveils her naked anti-fur billboard for PETA on Thursday, the 12th of January 2012, in Los Angeles, CA. Photo by Diabolik

 

 Olivia Munn and Emily Ratajkowski have each spoken out against this week's highly publicized all female space flight on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket, which took six women, including singer Katy Perry, to the edge of space on an eleven minute flight.

Olivia was on the Today Show saying, “What are they doing? I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now. I know this is probably obnoxious, but like, it’s so much money to go to space, and there’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs. What’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? I think it’s a bit gluttonous. Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?”

Emily Ratajkowski has been extremely vocal about this on her Tiktok:

“That space mission this morning? That’s end-times s**t. Like, this is beyond parody... That you care about Mother Earth and it’s about Mother Earth, and you’re going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that is single-handedly destroying the planet? Get the state of the world and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space. For what?”

Emily Ratajkowski at the Delta Pre-Grammys party at Soho House in West Hollywood, CA. 5th February, 2015. Photos by Diabolik

3-D Happy Birthday Sarah Michelle Gellar!

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar at E Baldi restaurant in Beverly Hills December 15, 2009. Beverly Hills, CA. Photos by Diabolik

 

Cross your eyes to overlap the images and unlock the 3D magic!

 

As a huge fan of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" I was psyched to catch Sarah out to lunch in Beverly Hills in my first year as a paparazzo.

 

I'm looking forward to the Buffy reboot, although it's so sad that Michelle Trachtenberg won't be able to reprise her role.